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NEWS AND NOTES.

"'/ NdirMailkHjheieiwasiho^fciail jfrom Wellington last ereuiug^buk whatever was this is&ix'&'ot the uViilßbib:i It must bave 6u^ t curredbetwireeaiiW'^Hngtoa and Otatti as ; up to the time of cloaiug ,th«-qffjce ajt five od!oCk,thertf'wa& I no' r ii(iiDg/of the coach at the latter ; pl*/5e. v „ „,,j- .; •■..,■ ■; A \ , . " Sh.eariag m ;Uie Mf; M'Leniian, ' ilie" manager of the 6rona i L'ownPj-'Tiforms.uS'-tHat tftfiwilKcomTjience she ring, eh -uld the weatber be piopitiout> on next Saturday "As the Dowcs is one of tho !arge&t statioii3,i _: the .country, ?ml the number of sh Yp 'to jbe/,sbioin, something, eons jdeyable, shi sters had better malte'a iipts oftthe date. , ; ;.; ;• , j ') . i Fitznerberb_ and the ManawatU ElectpraJiQ,— An^mprcssi h appears t'd b 6 prevalent' amongst the settler? m B'itzberberl that that Sisftict is ontsl.'e the boundßtießOttb^ Manawatu eleetir. te. lh.is is, a mistaße, audrnv-of ihc Fitzherbe'rt ans whi^are sceptical" on the point can i.avj thei 1 " deubts reoioved by calling a\. this oflice, veejng the map-t-which we will be happy to show them— -and judging fo»; fchemserve.'B Form, Riflemeny PoriSir-Tlie atien. tion of Voluutaers are is directed to a notification fr< m the M jor Commancing tM.e Distiict, informing that an inspection -#ala'.e will be held. ou. next Fri ay evehiag ! Xn. these stnring tinies of war.it is meet and •fitting that our local defenders wi'l exhibi ; an attention to the call of .duty, Tfhich might hd- b&so ueceßESiy uiider mwe p:e.tceful circumstances, _*-*.■ j Another Impi'ovemisnt-— Th^fpr-,, mauon of Alexaudra-street, is slmo-t|com-; pletsdj and. certainly iitheOwarki'has !bten ; done m a workmanlike style, The stjfcet , is formed a chain wide, and when ra-.^le/v, will be one: of the' best: roads t' in 'the^ town. Improvements have } also. been. insde -m" 'h'u'rc^-atiee't/ whi'ch'have coisidejjably added to. its appea i 'anee at tne West end/ ~ More ikeyf \ #uiid.ings«—^ }xil P P s sites m Main-street 1 as f^cas'TeVrace iEnd,, are gradually getting fin«d ap»..and, apjia-" lently there is no 1 .ck of spmt m property holders m that direction. At the present time there^are no lessthan six new baiid.-. ings m coawe of ereajion. between Venn'j. ; .iash Factory, and Teirace End. This!i3 s a most satisfactory prospect foroui town.lasj^t indicates continued prpsperib/, and bright hopes of the future. y , 1 Hqp Growing -^-Mr. r . i.f jßangi'ikeiUvadf-has, we near, about two acres of hops ijiidtjr cu^vatipu^MsT^ear, "which. &R r 2V*WiAg up' i riiost >; pr6lifi'c\ [and gives promua^p'a^fi' j.«^caje,icr9pi'i'This is 'bne'more 6rauch oFagriculiure which [will ,:joun,eiit:<ytid t ij6elf) Rs..uud,6ubtedly.|it is a ! crop : ''ffhicji 'in , /g.qod ; Jand j : give,B v ji^la rge Rll^Ji|fl^ exiie^; compared tp 'othtr. crops. ■■ i W.e,hpge .Mr Rogers inay '' have.a 'sue \espfa' ;season. and when 'his 'cro/p'Hs 're'ilyVW shall certainly pay a visit of inspection. .'-•■•■•■'■ | Tha IttaSa^tu -Mining Aspo- ! Ciation.—Thaxlj.f&tors of the ManaWiitu Mii-ing Association: held a meeting on Mo<i.?{ P ay, f wheja / the,,l^,of : (?-ef.%njtjng-fh«|ehol-ners wassubmitted'by the ma-a?er, and he. reciived the nace9?avj- iustxuctions to take" , legal proceediiigs forthe^ recovers of .oyer-l^no-ifl-a ioa api-eaiffgrt^ ano- ! ther column,, which j,t would be well^h«t ! delinquents had: better perus« and act up n. We hnve been infoimed by Mr Poole that the work at the ieofs,]Will be resivmediatk 1 Tno'stirnmndiately. , ' ...... ( „ -,-. \ 1 A Portrbn Bank.— Tne rnmoV which has been cutT< ; nt for some days withire* ,ga>d to the"? starting; >6f >.a -fourth ,>barik' m, Paljnerston, i»..we...und6rßtai)c[j - «pmeth|ng mbre' tHaa go^ip, .and^.if report speAks" truly the site • has tilreafly^been selected. The new cmer is the National, and i^ is said tbat Ihe bank authorities have select *d a section of Mr! Natnau's land, alongside Mr. JiUett's, ' nd further, that alooal arohiteptihM receiY^d 1 oxdorsifd^repiTre .|>ls:ns for t^e, ne,^ bnildi- gi>: TnereaisJsuchf a .thing aaoTeydo^ng n^.thjuiftiitndiWitbjthe .a4xe»i*o« of ,a fourth t bank u ye tha't'banViVig wfll Se overdone. .: -..;.y : ) % Biderly h : I*arrikuis^G^Te com,: plaintsihaye .been made to 'x& of >tKe[u^seemiy oQnduejfcpf grownju.p l.arfjkm'tt'wno asiwi^ble on : Sunday reveningSiOuJsid*. the ForesteryHkll, and ftr^-guilts t^gniqst unseemly conduct;. tfc; tie very 'great annoyance of the Anglican congregation, wv> worship m i\% SaU, Th.c ofMd%r% a^ %'

class well out of their teens, and of an age which should make them ashamed of such contemptible conduct. We hare been handed a list v of their names, and certainly if vre hear* of any more complaints, not only wiUJthey berayored with a visit from Constable Grlllespic, but the delinquents will obtain an unenviable notoriety by having their names flourishing m these columaß. Refreshment Rooms.— Mr, He»(ton, late d£ Sandon, has just opened the shop and pvmisss, adjoining the Ready Money ft ore, ss a restautant and dining rooms. The rooms.. are : well fitted up and every comfort provided for visitors. There arfeftwo rooms, one for ;ladies— the other, jyhich, has twpjstaHs, for gentlemen. Mr Heaton is now prepared to receive" visitors, and prepare meals at all hours. This is one move step m the march • f progression being; made m our town, and the proprietor fes j rves a. liberal support as a rewetd for, his enterprise. - ; .Lecture m Aid of %he Lutheran Church.— A lecture on "Free Thought was deliveredlri the Ti-wn Hall on Satur■daylriigit, .by ; Viggo Monrad; Esq., the pro:.ceeds.ofiwhich.wjere:;to be devoted to the f erection of .aJLutheran Ghurch. . regret toVay t"hat the attendance was 'by no means -iiOmmetfsarate 1 with' the merits of' the iecnture^.ori the ive. y laudable purpose for w hich ,it iwas.givpn.^.pf course as it was given m the i Da -ash language there was .66 use m < «6hding'a-'r^p'rsß^ritative to 'report, but . a i-rinmbrir of i :the >,<lecturer's . obantrymen to .wj}omjjf.e I haye.Bppkeu..speak m the highest.: terms' of,' cbmmemtatibn, of the lectoji^f which Was hdn'Ued 1 in' y' masterly' mai» nepfc^ cTh©' aev^Mr^Gaastadi occupied the chair. 0 cAiStPPPe? , pni the Harpies.— We are.. by no .means m love with the new Bice s?ng' Act, which we consider a mass of J inqousi^en,ces 7 an^ ! absurdities,.b.ut there is a porßbnpf it with which we heartily agree. The"!i3|^'^a^say!ri^ rt; No^inDk eper . shall receive --paymect m advance for any ; liquoi to Be supplied ; and any payment co made m advance .may be rcoyered, not* wiftfst anirh'g that any liquor may have been 'BUpVlieti';stibsj^q'ientiy .to Such p*yment.* a n p: jsvMon will m, nomannep affect the respectable inritaeper, it will act as a most wholesome deterrent upon those •6l£bkr> sKeepT iK lne%'usinesßl'* ho receive .cheques or money on trust, and still place facilities- -within.-reach.of theii owners of ,-., Rathe* 8» v^ey:^, Loss.— Mr. W. . Baker,, of th,e JBangitikei -road,,has, we are told,' lost' between foriy avla fifty ewes and lambs during thisfMam'bing' season, through, -the i wefr'weSthW^aithotlga-'he'has used the utmost care mv .keeping! his little flock of , jjyes flndKCCflyer/bigoodj This is rather a severe loss to a small farmer all at. : yncei l We haye f _hle&d'ofseyetai other fur:mers who haveMs^l'WstVsheep.ihough not m such jaumbers; ; /The damp, ground along *he:Eangitfkei(T.aad .improbably the ijause l-jo£ so ; many sfeeep/dying- during the lambing seacon, as from the mor.e -elevated and dcyf.quarters,2:it;hMibeen exactly the reverse. . -Dykes' Uniqa.— We have been asked to; remove a wrong impression which: seems to- prevail; xegfTding the Art Lni6a p^up vi iid orittrs. Dykea. On jasconnt of -the) prizes .fhappening^ to be articles 'of jewelry^ ''o-od Mr. Metard" takingan sct-ivei pa^iftthe^ftaiiagemeit, some Kersms are of the opiuion he is pe-'cun^i-iy r intcr^iM-iii 'i*J -Thtis is a mis^ take Bt'id,.anriniuß||ce^8 t 'id,.anriniuB||ce^ Mr. Mei-^rd, who ia not in "the sligntes't'benentted by -the tran- • saciaon.^t has given^his^! fti vices, ' From generous &"& 'disinterested motives. .We may add; that qveryj avticle which conr .btitutes a piize, is and.h» s been.the pcoperty . of Mrs. Dykes jforr many, ye^s, apd fully Tepicsei'ts'th'e value which has been placed upon.them,i (;; . ,-.. f .... .•■;,■ The^Waste. Laridkßoar& and ths Kiwitea ißlocfc.^'At, ihe last sitting of the Waste Lands Board it was; , resolved to forward & , If tt^r to the chairman of the MunawatU; Highway Board stating that the Board had decid.edjo^withdraw he approval entered on its mi'nu*^ of the. 28th July, sanctionirig ihe expenditure of £02 11' 8d on -roads within the Kiwitea. B:ock, that block.haying been sold prior to r 'fs the-passin^of'tlie - : .Eand a Ac.t; 1877; fnr- ; ther^that a'suin of £12012s 2d is available for. expen diture by the Manawat'i High way Bqard within thaOroua Survey Dis^ict on 'account of certain payment sec■Morid. '— ■ ' ; ''-;- •■"•---i- ■'"•■i- • ■ i Departure 'of the Rev. ■; Mr^ De^w^ury, — ? h ? Bey - Mr - .^ ewßbury i'oo^ his sfinal5 final departure ijbin' Paimerston, la'stWeh^fo/Poxron,-^**^* fori Ghristtohurchj wheVtt;he'iintendß to rest for B^me. time jyith his, fanjily, .ui^til hish,ealth is ... ; perlectly iestbredr When the train' from j reirade^&nd ! reached the -Square, he was. immediiatelyJ: surrounded ; by a circle of li'ietids — a -cisnsiderable number of whom, ' W^e^<ii^de h^'dwri dbngr^gation—anxious; to bid him, farewell, and wish him heal*h, •md h.ap^incs.i,|n,the i'ulare. „. ' « { x CPJbte : ■> Manayßsatia Eleotoirate.— - We .leatnrif f om.Mr. . Alfred { Ross, the Electpraj . BegistrAr, % ot : Manawat;!, that he ex« pßcfcs tb,ei^ yciilba about. ; ftXtvtt n. hundred natn eV •* '&s'■ &ss&&. $$ fc^f Byp^A8 y p^A^ ut 'w.e; feTe not " qaite ' clear, as to! haw those. '^SosUi^f^^e^aiViLaic'year.therewera 1 bVer *^Wert i y 5 -one e htind : red fiamei;, and while we scarcely thinkthe^Mranchising of the Maori %teW"wbirt<i account for. the reduc-tion'fi^'-ixhnndEed!; tinithe other hand, we : ,scaice!vy)thistk;the;new \elect rafe of Manawatu Will muster such a^arge; number on tharoll ,&* ,is, expected -by the Re2ißtrar t O?rtHi..Tr ffiireiias'becn a very laige number'bf*eßi'le!nts registered jwitliu the past . few m- nths,ind inffiit marfcefdHndJihe. f expanati©). If/ Manawaiu continues vy inrr ase as she has done since the last j«jte -Mop, r^fje w<?i|ld n.dt be • surprised to see her. airaipi ; dindedT»p,; and a. t.eat provMed; IJoj^syme; K»ttger'pn,o|.the $pv,;rnment. Hoptio^ltora^ iSpoiety^We' are. pleased to 'hear ttiit' adtive steps are b p ing r < taken for the' ; forio^tioa of; aiitlorticultursl Society for the-Palmersto.i District. Mr. .-inel^on has^ taken the , initiative; sn'J ; for*. \va"c.Ud circßj'ars Jo. the priicipal residents, m the "town andjiisMct, inviting them to -a- tend a meeting for; r the pja.rpos ? of takmg. 1 s.'eij'^tolvaVa that end,' We need njb.t ehla-ge. upoi the bctie'fitp-vhv^ivHl accrue from the establishment pf Tiilch a.ri as^ado^.cre. -atine'ad i't-wilUv'TStfdable'Spirit of rivairyand emulatibn. i Thdsc wh(J approve.of the movement aAd are willing to co-operate will kimi!yiorw.atdtheiv;nameß:i». Mr. Snekon^ The mecJin.g will beheld atthe ißoyal .Hotjl ",at" tttree '»'cloctjl:d;Snbrrow, %nd,ftll who. take 8n i'nt^rest iv tWlormaiioh anduuecess o$ the prcj«ct are respwitf ally invited., c#;ior^fe^Fronv^ pi. ts we, hew of theprog?e!»Vbeing.madB l .n ? the varinus.'Gourts p^Forestersyand.ifciswi'^ jrfeat "pjeaaare wefiotethe ripid ; strive*. wnich- Weeing vptey: th ? :^h Patmerstonr This Com*, in^ coniunotiOT. wiih otherl.'-has- recently <*> T^ d ??S? 1 I .^*- ■auticd;rW?lcale of of entrance feeai *nd the. i^at)^n^r|r;are^ becoming member* andut^ereby , tipmg Uk the benefits accruing ;°~S Within the past two new /members HaveUbeferu^lidriiitted, «£ atUl theip are mpr> joining. ¥*& , u* l ® a^&ys some initiated into the workings o.

. necessity of pro\> ftlirig ag iiihst Bieknesb, or otherwise ; beside Which, .liy> men joining ench fellowships, .the.. spirit of of friendliness and,good will is engendered. On the. 22nd of this'inonth, the' Court will celebiate the anniversary oflts i^pening^with. a ■. banquetV which'' will be held m the ' Forester's Hall, and which-by the large number of tickets already disposed or, promises to be a gr,eat,«nccess. s ;•, "," /•_ " : The Address to. Mr- King,— We' were yesterday faroivd 'With l *ii inspection of the illuminated address,,a copy'pf which was pres"' te^ tn Mr .TlTunhs Ki*?, p*ior to his departure. The ta?k was undertaken by Mr G orge Hawkins, and we- n.ust say he has performed it in>the moist satisfactory manner. We have m Ihe course ,df our professional caieerseeD addresses by&bose who claimed to be professional artists, but w« can Bafelysaj we have rarely, seen a piece of "wbrKT t o qiial, and never one to surpas?, that executed by }Ar Hawkins.. r .TLe design -is most- artistic" and '- the" judicious blending of the varion 5 " "colors— gjld, blue; carmine, tfnd^re^r-r^exhib'its -a caste mlii cativeot a Warn ortJerpiL .excellence. The work is hi»hly credUaW« to the;artist, and will be a fitting souVenir from the people of Palmerston to Mr JCnier. : . . Indecent Conduct.— Cp'fn M'Pherson, a pitiable; spejciraen of humanity,' was pWced.mJhe;,dock.yesferd''y ) before Hifl Worship the; May or,, and John Waldegrrave BFq.. J ; P,i,ipharged ,with i: tbe abov« offence. The i .accused.,,a,ga>int object of. about six feet wee, but, weighing about .nine stone, ~ bad been. ai rented ju, a miserable febeltar m the bust, which ,be designated a wh'are, A where for inon j his he. had ; been li ring-, more like- a ]' wild bejist^tihan even.* savage; At-th^p^pf.times.jlimnnidlect : waß weak;: but'after "the inda gpnce. .m drink.he.be?; came iri»-ane . dhd not" fit' to t .be.at ! large i His appsavanee m ihe " d.ockl.was calculated to create a,fce!irig of disgast^yet^pity for thh: poor fel'ow's fallen state. , He was a mass of moving bones and rags,- while his lantern j aw;*, ilust, ji'le^Si fishy, eye.«-,aad unkempt and matfea . hair, show^^whata degraded and simken-sta^e l could reach. The ofienc^i^t^twhichii'ne was charged was fully proven^iind. he w,as_sent to.JsLan=gantfi~G"aoTfbT "two months, but .if . wejire not: miata|keur b^forTe ']lon§ thel Wellington papers will have to chronicle the arrive V of '■** another lnnatic from' Wanganui.'.'. Our "Weeisiy I Suspfem^nt.?-T The- W- eWyp stijipremiea? :r i 6 J b6 dislkbutfcd gratis '■ with •TBiE'.-TlSiE^on' Saturday, contains^MDovelisti^^jrhe Partners 5" "•«• ThY Stillwafer, TragedyjV EabJesi-apid^AneW doteS," 3 by J hnny ; ' " A Wrecked Existence,"' Hpu&e?iord v^T,i ( l?ig^t-w;ork,i »nd-ii6ng:'Hours.^ -Igridalture^' 1 i?ik?ar Tane a* an -Annual; Oityp f"r ''TheJ Tjae Theory of B^e'^alture,^ and s reral intsresting items'under ttfe-heading'bf Miscellaneous. ,';W;e;'w6uldsaraw the. attention of oar reac} rs v to Jhe fact, 'that as a column of the latest Patoerßtori G ios ip appears inthe Wangamti Chronicle, which' is also ~dMK* buted gratia, the p,eop}e ; of ,Pa]m ,rston ?re actually placed Jin the -po'sitiori 'of f ßeiving ( paper, f or. allhthe ereats'Qf jone v day> , : up &-fivS w 6'c!ock. s^ijl; appear .iin nest morning's ChronHol^. .'.sijQ.ce the* first of . October, .when, wa 'commenced giving ; away ? the tuppiements, A our ' 'Circulation has increased exactly twenty-five gsr cent. Of course w^rtooivJßconrpWri^ohs^are'ddiou'^ btill we would readers y$Q pxa^e:a note of va&origiriaC matter which, appeals. m ihe. XikEs-, fflite in^egSb'deDtfy 1 of that iv the ( Chron\pl§.,vaA. say if ,w$ .do not really- furnisi them ,w|th a jkttfy lpsal paper, v;o3i ,rto^.i---vv:-- i --^ •.• :' : : ■■■ Distinguished "Visitors:— Palmer. Bton 'Wfts-iiqnoreid .on - Monday -night with' the presence of four of the Weljington City yath^rs;- who- iriacle the'jouf tfey irom Wobdville purposely to seeiltha [town o.f which they had heard so mnch. Beside the Municipal G''TJnciil6i 1 s Mr. . Q.: .(graham, Town; Clerk ; an iJ. D. B^j^^jCfty Surveyor, were of the party, who w.eri driven : "over m a special c ach by Mr. Jame8 I Macß' 1 a r h ; mrelf. The represeutatives of thfe'Gity Couucil were upon a tour of inspection of the large block of /land, whiclif the City owns ii tbe Seventy ,mile Bush, and' we believe it is their intantipn.ta ;recommend that it be immediately surveyed into small sections, \ the bush fallen; The visitors expressed themaelvea as highly delighted with Palmerston, admitting .that they hfd no idea; as to its progreis'and 'evidentn t prosperity. The fact only bears put what we iave always said, that but few Wellingtonianß ' have the slighteet. conception qf.the roaenificent co-irftry .to^be^ioundlin the Manawatu, or the advanced stage of f progression' which the yoifng" town of , Paimerstoa ha-» already reached-r-a drawback which will always exist tfntil-Wjellinptoh andtheWcsbi Coa3t ar« linked together m bonds of iron , A CToloni^l Justice Stareleigh. —Judge Johnston would appear to be cutting up rough on^the'B.unedin Bench, and giving the Brigade' not only ~& bit /of his mind, but a good deal "of :i6??From the report of a -trlaTwe extrkct-Hie following* interchange of comp'imeata between Bench Und Bar,"which will show that the birds m their legal nests.do not ! agree. Mr. Stout, had askel foranadjournmeut, at his side was .not prepia^^ap;rtfceed,; ; bt»Vtb.e; application was/rieceiTed^by :'- ; Mr $tai«leigh Johnston m the' following 'cpflTtebuß manner:— ■ 1 v . ; ft".^ ;; ; ',-■"■ ,-.'^' : ' ■' His Honor : I catraot halp it, wtotter anybody ready or not; Itm gojug ba. - JBfrStont: lam"oDly Connkel m the matter, and not so.liciior. '< ■ rir>,- ;-. ' - . '•■•; Eis Honor : Isjaere a pl«a ? ; i"-' ■ Mr Stout: Ther«-wiirbe.a^p2ci«.r plea^bnt it has not been fifea yet. ' ' . Eis Honor. : Then whyjis.- it ; not .■ filed ? The - businepßOjtthist.CoT^iviU-.ne^e.T he piaotioa^yconduatcd iSS.&S gat \tiA ■. of tbis "free^nd^asy :. way, .■■-■'- ~-» '-----.- --•'-- -, _ • . Mr Stout : Kyoa-wiU-patdon- me po'nting it cat, tbi« ; cage hfisjonlytt&ena. v.«y ahoih 4ima., ! notscenitfeindr<rtSnent^Biid could ho^ prepare a. p,le^un*|r^e ga^Jbat i]ie %«nd Jury Jouna. :■:-;■/'-:;:>:.: -^ :■".<-.,:■ -':=i*: r :t- '■?';■: .■■•.-. ; ■- •_ Brs H6ifor'-"Tlien"wh"y "ifot go" on" with* the c'villist? The gentlemen of .the Bar laugh, but ißhoftd^te to sfß'i€ r e*pecfce4.a5 J a matter pj ponrse> ; . ' •" : * :; ■ ? w v !■••'-•-•• -*• y Mr ■ Deniiistp2 : :iN6t r for.want of liespeot, b>t Bimply; thatithoa neveybeea doiie*' ' ' ' ' His Honor^ There aT^a.good many- things that -have neyercTj'eiß'A d 040 ." Wall lyoncend for the solicitor^n Allen'a'case ? He has no right whatever to su.pp>;e that ttiefcaseis «ptfc.'to- he taten to, day, ThaGbTiTSifl'nOttabeliMediTifcTL" ' Mr Stout said that the Crowa Prosecutor would bear him put that it-was nndej-.-topd the libel caia would be taKefl after MoritzKou's chars,es. '" ' His Honor • I nnders|6cd no such ; I- vn t derstood to thoioontraryj Do you mean to say itat any JSnglisKJudge would put off the assizes / t a day to enable a. isan to plead what h# might & Bto^sitt : I must admit lam respcitnB. Je for-it, inasmnih as "'l'vtold Mr Mscdohald tb# «*?e could not come oh'-to^Jayi'"'"'" "' ' Hii Honor : 1 hope yon won't settle, these things amongst yourselves. I have put my foot unon these tbin^fia Ghristchnrcb, and I- ■■ won't listen toit^. Ido uot me<7n to say iti<j done here, but this stadyinj. ojie, another's convenience and play* ing info- ea£h s '©the% hauds will mot do, Mrß';pufc: We do it for the witnesses' eonvenienceji;.-^,^ ■■„-, ■*.:.&. V-v.l-.i'-il'*" '■ '■•'' >,"■:■. '■'= Hi? Honor . . Tlwr, there . ia t» Jt» .; no conreii, ienceß for the 7udg«i. f X,yi I, genwemen (pettiahlyj to hajre no oonvenJencew^atiiTer. .' ' I. "' „ A Biter Bit,— A good stoiy, comes om d to i^Pfe4S-T»^et^tpp^ M d4a be lost, bnrattbocrgh we* do ;;not speok" ImphaLically^a^its .l*^ji, (we^ive jt^as,^ received it. . 4 : man,. wljp, was t acang la the capacity of a ne^spapeT^canvas^calle^ upon .a^whe^rjghifc who ik well-lcnown m tnat town. ;i an^ advert .cement, could do itiajKundredl, pet. tent. Joyrer than (my bi.weelKly'psiper ddulcl "per quarter, and m support oftkis stateroent mticiejnge ol ▼cry strong »rgoments as 7{(?.thoaght. Howi ( tyer, the wily wheelright w^s not to be had, end m sp^qf *U ft^v'ftf&ta, made§poiii(

blank refusal to Order the insertion of an advertisement. Finding all other argumeni s a failure the biimptious, though impecunious canvasser, said " I want you to build me » double-sealed bupfgy, ,bow much could you do it for •?" Well, was" the reply, "that depends grcntlv upnn tbe style,- and .the material hrhl." '• Oh, put the best material m »nd make r substAntial. job," said the indivi'"un.l m qnestion. • Thea.yican build yon one ("•»■• aj» ? d the tradesman. The oro-r, was" given, and utwas sgreed thai; it should be .a cash transaction, when tbe bri : igy wss-finished. The onfiding-knight oF the "ttjillet and chisel comt)lct:efl his covitrjct, ancl his; iclienfewas interviewed as to tbe cash. A dispute was, immediately l'j'ise l . the "-ent-wSn nrdoreii th" had not the wberewitb-io pay. and this is hoTV lie , wf.i Jced. the pspcle : ,-'Yon. want casli for th'p buggy " ie\wti v ; dertfl.inly wan ' thereply, *hat ws-s oiir unWei-sUnrJiiig when tb(Blorder.jMTi»na.po'>'r : Tn'inj ami .have la.id(OjH;-h)»f<l CRsh.npbn!m«»tei«ai l . : PTifl' capnot tbricEofe,,^ff.\;cl to wait <be coDing qne r.f paper 'money." Oh, well was the rieplv. '/if yon will jfof tike my paper, you had 'letter find .another customer for the 'SupoV! 'in/jj paprr ?s '-o"''. other peonle ftc» c/ant i h, and 1 don't see why you should not." Well- Sir, " you may palm your paper upo l anyone else you plea- e, but you will not duoe me. Ihaye mvdoubtsas toits intrinsic vjaln*-." With tbiSj the cop vasset' " made tracks" exclaiming "you may l?«"p your htiggrv,^rdon?fc want it.." ■ Our Informant' further sat- s. that it ifjlikely^anabtjon-may ltronaht aoainst the gentleman m tion for d^mageg,; through the. loss sustained by tlie wheel i'ight.xii ha'fingto auction the' bnegy for £28, when it had cost him over r£|4o. v

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Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 164, 12 October 1881, Page 2

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NEWS AND NOTES. Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 164, 12 October 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES. Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 164, 12 October 1881, Page 2

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